Wagner breaks Rochester 300 hurdles mark vs. Caston, Plymouth

Hisey throws discus 147-1, also wins shot; Weyant wins girls discus, shot

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Audrey Wagner Mason Hisey

Track

Rochester senior Audrey Wagner broke the school record in the 300 meter hurdles in 47.94 seconds in a three-way meet against Caston and host Plymouth Thursday.

Rochester lost to Plymouth 89-42 but defeated Caston 80-38.

Wagner broke Sarah Eiler’s previous mark of 48.32 seconds in 2000. Wagner’s previous personal best was 48.80 at last year’s Kokomo regional.

“Wagner came out strong tonight through the first four hurdles, then held on just enough to break the 48-second barrier,” Rochester coach Ryan Helt said in a statement.

Other Rochester winners included Kyra Doran, who won the long jump with a leap of 15-5 ½; and Ashlynn Weyant, who won both the discus with a throw of 97-11 and the shot put with a heave of 32-1.

Weyant set a personal best in the discus; her previous best was 94-11 at last year’s Tipton Invitational.

Other Rochester scorers included Allyson Calloway, who was second in both the 800 and 1,600; Doran, who was second in both the 100 hurdles and 200 meters; the 4 x 100 relay team of Maddy Bailon, Kyla Conley, Wagner and Doran, who was second in 54.18 seconds; and Taylor Navara, who was fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 4-2.

In the boys meet, Rochester lost to Plymouth 74-49 but beat Caston 80-41.

Harrison Dunwoody won both the 110 hurdles in 16.07 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 44.20, and Mason Hisey won both the discus with a throw of 147-1 and the shot put with a toss of 42-9 ½. Trevor Walley won the pole vault, clearing 12-0, and Grant Bailey won the 1,600 in 5:00.38.

Hisey’s discus throw was a personal best. As a point of comparison, the winning throw at last year’s Plymouth sectional was 143-4. Hisey was also competing in the shot put for the first time since he was an eighth-grader, and his throw would have placed him fifth at last year’s sectional.

Dunwoody set personal bests in both hurdles races. His previous bests were 16.07 in the 110 and 47.19 in the 300.

“The event was not a strong suit for him in 2024, but his performance today may be a harbinger of success going forward,” Helt said of Dunwoody’s 300 hurdles performance.

Bailey was also second in the 800. Other second-place finishers included Bryce Baugher in the 400, Leandro Javier in the 3,200, Maddox Jewell in the long jump, Preston Luhnow in the high jump, Liam Pinder in the discus and Jabez Yarber in the 200.

Clarence Garrett was third in the 110 hurdles, and Tyler Reese was third in the shot put.

Baugher was fourth in the long jump.

Rochester’s first home meet is 5 p.m. Thursday against John Glenn.